Hello alex,
Friday, December 12, 2003, 11:12:14 PM, you wrote:
a> Check the archives. It was discussed here some time ago together with
a> "mâTã" (Alb. maca)
Could this be linked with English cat name "Mittens" ? :)
a> , motan ( no other paralels, unknown etymology).
a> The fact "motan" & "mâTã" are related appears as a
a> wishfullthinking to some people since just "mâTã" has a correspondent in
a> Albanian, its masculine counterpart (motan) being a gift from the
a> Dominus Deus , thus with explainable unknown etymology.
How about "matou" in French ? It has the same meaning: "male cat"
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